Local timber company honored with forestry award

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte traveled to Plains last week to honor and bestow the annual Forest Products Award to a family-owned business based out of Libby.

Lynne Anne Shotwell

Lynne Anne Shotwell passed away on Dec. 28, 2020, after a courageous three-year battle with lung cancer.

Thompson Falls' Hanks headed to Boise State

For the vast majority of senior student athletes who participated in high school sports this spring, graduation means the end of their organized sports career.

Mineral County has new Veteran Service Officer

An estimated 84,000 veterans live in Montana.

Hot Springs Savage Heat slam Big Sandy

The Heat also got the ball back as is mandated as a reward beyond two points for getting such a defensive score.

Hunter harvest slightly up in Northwest Montana

The four stations in northwest Montana recorded 9,624 hunters, 940 white-tailed deer, including 711 bucks, as well as 90 mule deer and 44 elk. The percentage of hunters with game at the four check stations was 11.2 percent, compared to 8.5 percent in 2019.

Christensen returns to lead Lady Savage Heat

That player was senior forward Katelyn Christensen, whose season ended prematurely last year when she tore a ligament in her knee and missed most of the year.

Feds: $401M will add high-speed internet to rural U.S.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The federal government is pledging $401 million in grants and loans to expand the reach and improve the speed of internet for rural residents, tribes and businesses in remote parts of 11 states from Alaska to Arkansas.

Political courage

Courage is a virtue that we Americans value in our culture. An act of courage transcends ideology, it is a personal characteristic that belongs to the individual or group and to call it bravery without thought of personal consequences is as good a definition as any. We award medals for it.

Superior girls get hard-fought win at St. Regis

It was a week against the conference’s “big three” and Superior’s girls came out of it 2-1.

Legals for July, 6 2022

Mullan/St. Regis slams Charlo, 64-20

Senior running back Adam Ball was honored before the game during St. Regis’ senior night.

Valley Christian rallies past Hot Springs, 40-36

Hot Springs came into the game with a 3-0 record after handily dispatching several area six-man teams.

St. Regis netters top Hot Springs in four sets

The current group of Lady Tigers seniors are showing signs they are ripe and ready for an exciting run in Class C Montana volleyball play.

Commissioner Brooker announces her resignation

Brooker, a commissioner for 27 years, addressed a letter dated Oct. 13 to her fellow commissioners, Glen Magera and Tony Cox, announcing her decision.

State awards tribal business planning grants

The Tribal Business Planning Grant program assists tribal governments and organizations to deploy comprehensive business planning strategies.

James Edward Cork II, 44

In memory of James Edward Cork II, 44, of Thompson Falls.

Montana St. wins first semifinal since '84, beats SDSU 31-17

Montana State freshman quarterback Tommy Mellott accounted for four touchdowns to send the Bobcats to their first title game in 38 years with a 31-17 win over South Dakota State in a Football Championship Series semifinal game on Saturday.

Plains Horsemen fall to 0-4 after loss at Troy

The Plains Horsemen are experiencing a season which is all too familiar to last week’s opponent, the Troy Trojans.

Fish and Wildlife Commission gains two new members

Ravalli County Commissioner Jeff Burrows and Bozeman-based campground owner Susan Kirby Brooke are officially joining the Fish and Wildlife Commission, the governor-appointed body charged with establishing hunting and fishing regulations and reviewing Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks land acquisitions.